Clinical trials: Muscular Dystrophies, open to volunteers
Muscular Dystrophies, Myopathies
Observational Study to Observe Variations of Gait Parameters in Patients With Neuromuscular Diseases
This study has the general objective of observing walking parameters during a clinical test to objectively estimate fatigue in patients with neuromuscular diseases.
- Conditions
- Muscular Dystrophies, Myopathies, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
- Trial name
- NCT06666816
- Testing
- inapplicable
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Myopathy, Muscular Dystrophies
Muscle Health Measurements Using Electrical Impedance Myography
This study is being done to further develop a device, the mScan, to measure muscle health as compared to measurements of muscle health using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).
- Conditions
- Myopathy, Muscular Dystrophies, Myositis, Myofibrillar Myopathy
- Trial name
- NCT07502989
- Testing
- Electrical Impedance Myography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2, Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1
Brain Structure and Clinical Endpoints in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
Nearly two-third of patients with myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2) report that impaired cognition is among the most disabling symptoms and deeply affects their quality of life.
- Trial name
- BraCE-DM2 (NCT05854433)
- Testing
- Non-interventional study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Myotonic Dystrophy 1
Chinese Multicenter Clinical Outcome Cohort Study of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 (C-DMCOS-DM1)
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an autosomal dominant multisystem disorder caused by an expanded CTG trinucleotide repeat in the 3' untranslated region of the DMPK gene.
- Trial name
- C-DMCOS-DM1 (NCT06101940)
- Testing
- MRI scan, Electrocardiography, Pulmonary function test
- Where
- 22 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Huashan Hospital
Duchenne / Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Dystrophia Myotonica 1
Evaluation of the Role of miR-1 in the Pathogenesis and as a Biomarker in Muscular Dystrophies and Congenital Myopathies
The study aims to find out if a specific blood molecule called miR-1, can be used as a biomarker to track the health of patients with certain muscle diseases.
- Conditions
- Duchenne / Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Dystrophia Myotonica 1, Congenital Myopathies, Healthy Participants
- Trial name
- Dystro-miR1 (NCT07415837)
- Testing
- dosage of blood biomarker miR1
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Biomarkers for Muscular Dystrophy
The purpose of this research study is to determine the potential of magnetic resonance imaging, spectroscopy, and whole body imaging to monitor disease progression and to serve as an objective outcome measure for clinical trials…
- Trial name
- NCT01484678
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Muscular Dystrophy, Peripheral Neuropathy
Investigational Use of Neuromuscular Ultrasound
Background: Current techniques used to measure the health and function of a person s nerves and muscles are generally effective, but they do have limits.
- Conditions
- Muscular Dystrophy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Motor Neuron Disorder, Normal Physiology
- Trial name
- NCT05237973
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Multimodal Study About Absence of Dp140 in Becker Muscular Dystrophy: Brain-muscle Imaging, Cognition and Muscle Function
Monitoring patients with neuromuscular disorders is crucial but doesn't always allow for a sufficiently specific approach to all aspects of the condition.
- Trial name
- MyoBrain-BMD (NCT07740057)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Myologie, France
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
A Remote Study Using Technology to Assess Outcomes in DMD
Every year, 100 boys are born in the UK with a rare muscle disease called Duchenne muscular dystrophy. These boys cannot make an important muscle protein called dystrophin.
- Trial name
- TODDLER (NCT07423026)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 (DM1)
A Registered Observational Cohort Study of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of muscular dystrophy.There is little phenotype and genetic data for Chinese DM1 patients.
- Trial name
- NCT06979024
- Testing
- Triplet-primed PCR or Long-read sequencing
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Fascioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
Assessments in Patients With Muscular Pathology and in Control Subjects : The ActiLiège Next Study
The objective of the ActiLiège Next study is to collect longitudinal data from patients and control subjects using a wearable magneto-inertial device.
- Conditions
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Fascioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy, Myotonic Dystrophy 1, Charcot-Marie-Tooth
- Trial name
- NCT05982119
- Testing
- ActiMyo/Syde
- Where
- 8 sites in Belgium, Czechia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Executive Dysfunction, Occupational Problems
Investigation of the Relationship Between Executive Functions and Occupational Performance of Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
The effects of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and its treatments on executive functions and occupational performance are under-mentioned in the literature.
- Conditions
- Executive Dysfunction, Occupational Problems, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT06868784
- Testing
- Evaluations
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lokman Hekim University
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), Viscoelastic Property
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and the Viscoelastic Properties of Upper Limb Muscles
Muscular dystrophies are hereditary and progressive skeletal muscle diseases that cause degeneration and loss of strength in the muscles.
- Trial name
- NCT07435116
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanko University
Duchene Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Multiparametric Ultrafast Ultrasound Biomarkers for Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophies
The purpose of this research study is to determine the potential of a multiparametric ultrasound approach to non-invasively monitor disease progression and to serve as an objective outcome measure for future clinical trials in…
- Trial name
- INNOVAN (NCT07378553)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Research on the Relationship Between Scoliosis, Pain, Quality of Life, and Trunk Muscle Compensation Patterns Among Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Objective: The objective of this observational study is to evaluate and quantify trunk muscle compensatory movement patterns in patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) using computer vision technology.
- Trial name
- NCT06755138
- Testing
- Observational Assessment
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS)
Urotherapy Education for Families of Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
This study aims to investigate the effects of urotherapy education provided to families of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy on parents' knowledge, lifestyle changes, and satisfaction with the education.
- Trial name
- NCT07821125
- Testing
- Urotherapy Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lokman Hekim University
Mitochondrial Disorders, Mitochondrial Genetic Disorders
North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium Patient Registry and Biorepository (NAMDC)
The North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium (NAMDC) maintains a patient contact registry and tissue biorepository for patients with mitochondrial disorders.
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Disorders, Mitochondrial Genetic Disorders, Mitochondrial Diseases, Disorder of Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Complexes
- Trial name
- NAMDC (NCT01694940)
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Myotonic Dystrophy 1, DM1
The Spanish National Registry for Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1
Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 (DM1) is a rare genetic neuromuscular condition that can affect multiple organs and varies widely in how it presents.
- Conditions
- Myotonic Dystrophy 1, DM1, Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1, Myotonic Dystrophy, Congenital
- Trial name
- DM1-Hub (NCT07385443)
- Testing
- Patient Registry
- Where
- 8 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut Germans Trias i Pujol
Myotonic Dystrophy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Biomarker Development for Muscular Dystrophies
Current methods of measuring the response to new treatments for muscular dystrophies involve the examination of small pieces of muscle tissue called biopsies.
- Conditions
- Myotonic Dystrophy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT05019625
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 465 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Phenotype, Genotype
Phenotype - Genotype Correlation in a Sample of Egyptian Patients With Congenital Myopathies and Congenital Muscular Dystrophies
The aim of this study is to correlate the phenotype and genotype among a sample of Egyptian patients with Congenital myopathies and Congenital muscular dystrophies.
- Conditions
- Phenotype, Genotype, Correction, Sample
- Trial name
- NCT07138963
- Testing
- Genetic Testing and Muscle Biopsy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University